[Dangling something in front of them as some sort of reward, snatching it away, only to present it to them later. Wholly contingent on how she feels at any given time. Accidentally, she says. A likely story.
What is it now, then? A token of appreciation? Of cooperation? They regard the thing dubiously, waiting for it, the other shoe, to drop - for her to snatch it away again. A pointless, meaningless symbol, engraved with a minus sign, not worth the effort it took to achieve.
Their gaze flicks from the coin in her palm to the one holding it, finally reclaiming some degree of their typical poise and skepticism.]
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What is it now, then? A token of appreciation? Of cooperation? They regard the thing dubiously, waiting for it, the other shoe, to drop - for her to snatch it away again. A pointless, meaningless symbol, engraved with a minus sign, not worth the effort it took to achieve.
Their gaze flicks from the coin in her palm to the one holding it, finally reclaiming some degree of their typical poise and skepticism.]
"Accidentally."